> > I noticed that Netscape 4 wouldn't render the input tag.
>
> That's true; it ignores all form fields when they do not
> appear within a <form> element. Although Netscape 4 is
> finally losing importance, this problem is still relevant
> here, since the fields have a very essential role in the plan.
That's a reasonable behaviour on NN4's part - input elements can't appear
outside of a form so anything a browser does or doesn't do with them is
unspecified.